"Just after World War II, this country led the world in science by every way you could measure it, yet the number of scientists was a tiny proportion of what it is now."

Science, War, Country, Measure

14

Create Your Own Wallpaper

Standard

Customized

"Just after World War II, this country led the world in science by every way you could measure it, yet the number of scientists was a tiny proportion of what it is now."

Exlpore more Science quotes

"Things remain paranormal, as long as we scientists don't reveal the underlying physical processes."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Science, Truth, Wisdom, Life

"The important concept of the solar wind is that Space is not empty. It is an energy and particle filled environment that interacts with whatever is in it! Astronomers call this 'Dark Energy'."

Steven Magee, British Author

Science, Space, Energy, Astronomy

"You can put the human mind and body into strange states through the use of alien environments."

Steven Magee, British Author

Science, Mind, Body, Truth

"The vitamin, mineral, metal and oil content of the human body drastically alters its reactivity to radiation exposures."

Steven Magee, British Author

Science, Health, Truth, Knowledge

"You squeeze the eyedropper, and a drop of pond water drips out onto the microscope stage. You look at the projected image. The drop is full of life - strange beings swimming, crawling, tumbling; high dramas of pursuit and escape, triumph and tragedy. This is a world populated by beings far more exotic than in any science fiction movie..."

Carl Sagan, American Scientist

Science, Life, Wonder, Exploration

"What is salvation for humans? The answer is simple: Salvation is to perpetuate our existence via science!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

Science, Truth, Power, Future, Inspirational

"There are more things in our biology that make us one, than there are to set us apart."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Science, Unity, Truth, Humanity

"The universe rings true whenever you fairly test it."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Science, Universe, Truth, Faith, Reality

"There can never be a conflict between science and religion, once you understand the spiritual knack of the human brain circuits."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Science, Truth, Life, Power

"Statistics, likelihoods, and probabilities mean everything to men, nothing to God."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Science, Truth, Wisdom, Power, Inspirational

Explore more quotes by James Lovelock

"I have heard that the Saudi Arabians are paying Greenpeace to campaign against Nuclear Power. It wouldn't surprise me at all."

Power,

"The oil companies regard nuclear power as their rival, who will reduce their profits, so they put out a lot of disinformation about nuclear power."

Power, Oil, Will

"You never know with politicians what they are really saying. And I don't say that in a negative way-they have an appalling job."

Negative, Job, Politicians, Saying

"I've got personal views on the '60s. You can't have freedom without paying the price for it."

Freedom,

"We'd never have got a chance to go outside and look at the earth if it hadn't been for space exploration and NASA."

Chance, Earth, Exploration, Space

"If you start any large theory, such as quantum mechanics, plate tectonics, evolution, it takes about 40 years for mainstream science to come around. Gaia has been going for only 30 years or so."

Science, Evolution, Theory, Years

"There is little evidence that our individual intelligence has improved through recorded history."

History, Intelligence

"Climatologists are all agreed that we'd be lucky to see the end of this century without the world being a totally different place, and being 8 or 9 degrees hotter on average."

Being, End, World

"This programme to stop nuclear by 2020 is just crazy. If there were a nuclear war, and humanity were wiped out, the Earth would breathe a sigh of relief."

War, Earth, Humanity

"If we gave up eating beef we would have roughly 20 to 30 times more land for food than we have now."

Food, Eating, Land, Now